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Annotating National 5 persuasive essays - self or peer marking
Subject: English
Age range: 14-16
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19 September 2021
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Powerpoint guiding you through steps of annotating and marking an exemplar persuasive essay for National 5 English.
*taking a class or single student through annotation *practice self-assessment *practice peer-assessment *build skills for essay-writing *make assessment criteria for persuasive essays explicit *can be used on an exemplar essay given by the teacher, each student on their own essay, or swapped peer essays (if they are up for that) *can also be used on single paragraphs, or draft versions as well as unfinished essays to identify strengths and gaps *style of ppt is kept very low-key and simple - you can adapt it easily to your own needs and taste
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- Sep 28, 2021
Maximising success in your N5 or Higher English folio
Kenny, our Subject Leader at Saturday School has put together this brilliant blog to help and support Higher and National 5 English students with their all-important folio. We hope you find it useful!
As I am sure you will know, the folio is of huge importance, it accounts for 30 percent of your final award. Consequently, it can help to compensate for any deficiencies you may have elsewhere. Indeed, a score of 24 in your folio would allow you to “scrape” a pass in the RUAE and Critical Reading papers and still receive a B as your final grade; it would also allow you to score (just) underneath 70 percent for every other element and still receive an A!
This year (2021/22), you will only have to submit one folio piece. It will be scored out of 15 and then doubled. As a result, it would be wise to spend some time considering where your strengths lie and focus on channelling them towards the type of writing that will secure you the best mark, regardless of whether your teacher forces you to write two or not.
Broadly Creative
This refers to:
Personal/ reflective
This involves looking at an event(s) or experience(s) in your life and/ or an aspect of your personality and/ or an aspect of your life that is of huge importance.
Choosing your topic:
A timeline of the major events in your life - making sure you only list things of which you have a vivid memory.
A mind map of all the main relationships in your life and your interests.
A mind map of your personality- introvert, extrovert, shy etc.
Once you have your topic, the next thing you need is a theme. A theme is, ‘THE BIGGER PICTURE,’ the part of human existence you are going to write about. Examples would be bullying, change, love, relationships, death, pressure, confidence. You should talk about theme in a general sense by using the word we .
Feelings should be explored on 3 levels:
Stated: ‘I felt…’
Explained/ explored: ‘I felt…because…’
Compared: ‘while most people would feel… I …’
I have found the “ We I We” structure to be highly effective. This involves the following:
We : start with a paragraph exploring your theme in general using the word We instead of I.
I : how does this theme relate to your experience? Tell your story.
We : reflect on how the experiences you have described and explored link to the theme in general.
A good technique to secure a high mark is the inclusion of an extended metaphor. For example, use water imagery for feelings: stream, river, sea, ocean, swamped, drowning, flooded, etc.
A symbol of something or an object used to communicate an idea. For example, you can mention something that connected you to another person early in the essay and return to it at the end.
Short Story Writing
I would personally avoid this unless you actually enjoy reading and perhaps do this in your spare time. It tends to receive little focus in class teaching after second year. If you are going to attempt it, here are some top tips:
· Use 3rd person instead of 1st as this gives you more scope and prevents it from reading like an outlandish personal/ reflective essay
· Don’t try to do too much with your essay. As many candidates often do not read much, they attempt to base their narrative on some film that they have watched. The result is an often-undeveloped series of huge events that have global significance yet the story lacks any real setting or character development.
· Try to focus your events on a select group of people and a limited time frame. For example, I have read great essays on a person who lost their sight going outside for the first time since this happened; I have read a great essay on a president about to make a huge yet unnamed decision; I have read a great essay about a pupil returning to school for the first time since being disfigured in an assault. All of these short stories took place over a few hours, made use of flashbacks/ memories and had a maximum of three big things happening.
· Have your characters face internal and external obstacles and overcome them. Internal obstacles are human flaws such as greed, jealousy, indecision, uncertainty, fear. External obstacles are things outside of the character’s control such as a car crash or a flood.
· Play about with the chronology of your story. It can be a highly effective strategy to begin your story at the end of the events and ten work your way back to it.
Broadly Discursive
For most candidates, this means either an argumentative or persuasive essay. The following are tips for ensuring a quality piece of work:
· Try to select a topic that is not overdone or overly simplistic UNLESS you genuinely believe there is something new and different you can bring to the argument. It is worth noting that this is less true for National 5 than Higher. Indeed, at N5 level, you would be given more leniency with regards to the selection of your topic. That said, there are exceptions. For example, I would caution most pupils against doing an essay on capital punishment; however, three years ago I marked a persuasive essay with this as its topic that scored 13/15.
· Topics that might be considered overdone/ too simplistic (especially at Higher) are as follows: school uniform, banning boxing, legalising cannabis, freeing Orcas, capital punishment, size zero/ body image, the negative effects of social media.
· Another thing to guard against is essays that focus on America such as gun control or racism in this country. You are better focusing on British/ Scottish issues
· Try to select a topic that is current. You can keep abreast of issues by reading the comment/ opinion sections of quality broadsheet newspapers such as The Guardian and The Scotsman.
· Here are some examples to consider: we need to embrace technology, the treatment of the elderly, profiteering from COVID, sex and gender in sports, funding for music, climate change, the cost of pharmaceuticals, how do we adapt to a post-covid world? Do Disney princesses have a negative effect upon young girls?
· Make sure your introductions clearly show what you are going to be writing about. In a persuasive essay, use a range of persuasive techniques to get your points across. In an argumentative piece it is okay to make it clear what your thoughts are/ position is.
· Avoid ‘In this essay I will…’
· In the body of the essay, try to have 5-6 paragraphs for a persuasive essay and 6 for an argumentative essay.
· Try to link your paragraphs and sentences using words such as Furthermore, Indeed, However, Despite this…
· Get the structure of your paragraphs right: have a topic sentence, present your evidence, react to this. In a persuasive essay, react by persuading using a variety of techniques; in an argumentative, weigh up and evaluate the evidence as you consider its implications.
· Finish strongly. In a persuasive essay, drive home your point using persuasive language. Inclusive language such as we and our is particularly effective. In an argumentative essay, go over the main points but don’t feel that you have to come to a decision upon which side you agree with - you might still be undecided.
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Task 1: Talk to friends and family and come up with 3 possible topics you could research and write about. Write down your 3 possible topics. It is unrealistic to take a wide topic and say: 'My essay is on Scottish Independence'. You must narrow your focus and have a clear argument based around your topic.
Specimen question papers are available for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications. These show what a question paper looks like - how it is structured and the types of questions it contains. They also include marking instructions. Find them under 'Past Papers and Marking Instructions' on our NQ subject pages.
This document contains instructions for candidates for the National 5 English portfolio- writing and performance-spoken language, and recording documentation for the performance-spoken language. It must be read in conjunction with the course specification. The portfolio-writing is worth 30 marks. It consists of one piece, which is ...
National 5 Discursive Folio Piece. For your first folio piece, you are required to write a discursive essay of 500-1000 words. This essay will be worth 15% of your total mark. You will be doing a Persuasive essay. You must chose a specific topic and then you must persuade the reader
National 5 English portfolio: general assessment information 5 Any direct quotations from source material used in discursive writing must be clearly acknowledged by the use of quotation marks. Specific details of sources must be given - eg dates and writers of newspaper articles, specific web pages,
This explains the difference between discursive and persuasive writing and why a persuasive essay is the better choice for an English folio. It also suggests...
National 5 Finalised Marking Instructions Scottish Qualifications Authority 2019 These marking instructions have been prepared by examination teams for use by SQA appointed markers when marking external course assessments. The information in this document may be reproduced in support of SQA qualifications only on a
There are 5 key stages involved in structuring a discursive paragraph: Topic sentence. (link word/phrase + reference to research topic + link to argument) Clarification. (explain and give information about this area of research) 3) Make your point. 4) Back up this point with evidence.
Marking of critical essay interesting in that there are some elements of both 13 -10 and 17 -14 mark ranges. National 5 - English Portfolio 2021 Overview SQA | www.understandingstandards.org.uk 4 of 5. ... Strong persuasive piece. Clearly indicative of 15-13 mark range.
File previews. pptx, 48.22 KB. Powerpoint guiding you through steps of annotating and marking an exemplar persuasive essay for National 5 English. *taking a class or single student through annotation. *practice self-assessment. *practice peer-assessment. *build skills for essay-writing. *make assessment criteria for persuasive essays explicit.
Getting started with your SQA National 5 English persuasive essay is often the hardest part. This video gives advice and a model. You can send your drafted e...
persuasive techniques. Conclusion • Sum up the points that you have made. • Use persuasive techniques throughout. • End in a particularly persuasive way. Tips on Style: You may wish to use rhetorical questions to involve the reader in your essay and encourage them to consider more closely the points you are making.
Coursework (27/05/24) This section provides information on marking instructions and/or the coursework assessment task (s). It includes information that centres need to administer coursework and must be read in conjunction with the course specification. Instructions for the submission of National 5 and Higher English coursework January 2024, pdf ...
· Try to focus your events on a select group of people and a limited time frame. For example, I have read great essays on a person who lost their sight going outside for the first time since this happened; I have read a great essay on a president about to make a huge yet unnamed decision; I have read a great essay about a pupil returning to school for the first time since being disfigured in ...
The National 5 English Course enables learners to develop their literacy skills and to understand, analyse and evaluate a range of texts, including Scottish texts, in the contexts of literature, language and media. The Course also enables learners to create and produce texts and to apply their knowledge and understanding of language.
Discursive. Discursive writing presents an argument related to a given topic. It can either examine both sides of the issue in a balanced way or argue persuasively on one side only. Part of ...
Writing Folio. The National 5 English portfolio is an externally assessed task. This portfolio is worth 30 marks out of the total of 100 marks. The marks make up 30% of the overall marks for the Course assessment. The Course will be graded A-D. This is one of two Components of Course assessment. The other Component is a question paper.
Portfolio of Writing. Two pieces of writing for Higher must be submitted and will be sent to the SQA for grading purposes. Each essay is worth 15 marks and should be 800 - 1,000 words in length. It is essential that your son/daughter keeps up to date with homework and deadlines set by his/her English teacher.
General Marking Principles for National 5 English: Critical Reading This information is provided to help you understand the general principles you must apply when marking candidate responses to questions in this Paper. These principles must be read in conjunction with the detailed marking instructions, which identify the key features
Writing pieces in this category are likely to be very rare and would be characterised by one or more of the following: ♦ weak attention to purpose and audience. ♦ very thin content. ♦ no attempt at using language effectively. ♦ brevity of response. ♦ irrelevance. Discursive: style. ♦ The features of the chosen genre are deployed ...
Finalised Marking Instructions. Scottish Qualifications Authority 2022. These marking instructions have been prepared by examination teams for use by SQA appointed markers when marking external course assessments. The information in this document may be reproduced in support of SQA qualifications only on a non-commercial basis.
Portfolio 2018 (All links open as PDF files) Candidate A - Holiday to Blackpool. Candidate B - School Uniforms; good thing or a bad thing? Candidate C - The Long and Winding Road. Candidate D - Why childhood beauty pageants should be banned. Candidate E - My Story.
General marking principles for National 5 English: Critical Reading. This information is provided to help you understand the general principles you must apply when marking candidate responses to questions in this paper. These principles must be read in conjunction with the specific marking instructions for each question.